San Francisco, CA

SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL FOUNDATION

EIN 81-0618666

Education & Youth Development Job Training & Career Pathways Children & youth

Mission

The Foundation prepares future hospitality industry leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area by providing scholarships, industry education, and opportunities that connect local students with careers in tourism and hospitality.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL FOUNDATION

The San Francisco Travel Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of the San Francisco Travel Association, founded in May 2003 to support hospitality education and workforce development in the region. The Foundation’s core activities are scholarship awards for students in Bay Area hospitality programs and industry-related education and outreach designed to strengthen the local visitor economy. In recent years the Foundation has continued to award named scholarships (including the John A. Marks Scholarship and the Dale Hess Excellence in Hospitality Scholarship introduced in 2022) and announced the Joe D’Alessandro scholarship to be awarded in 2025. The organization operates with a modest budget focused on program services (program services constitute the majority of reported revenue) and reported net assets in the low six figures in its most recent annual filing.

Notable achievements

Sustained Scholarship Program

Provides recurring scholarships to Bay Area students pursuing hospitality management, including the long-running John A. Marks Scholarship and newer named awards that have supported multiple recipients since 2006.

Dale Hess Scholarship (2022)

Established the Dale Hess Excellence in Hospitality Scholarship in 2022 to honor a longtime industry leader and expand support for local hospitality students.

Fundraising and Industry Engagement

Raises industry support through annual meetings and member events (including the Foundation’s role in the San Francisco Travel annual meeting) and has raised six-figure sums to support scholarships and programs.

At a glance

Total assets: $518K
Annual revenue: $94K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 81-0618666
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.sftravel.com/members/info/san-francisco-travel-foundation
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Official affiliate of the San Francisco Travel Association, the region’s destination marketing organization.

Regular filer of IRS Form 990s and listed in public nonprofit databases, demonstrating public tax-exempt status and financial disclosure.

Featured in San Francisco Travel press releases and honored at the organization’s annual meetings (events that also present industry awards such as the Silver Cable Car and Crystal Bridge).

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